Associate Quality Engineer

Quality Engineer About the Role

We are seeking a detail-driven Quality Engineer to champion product reliability and ensure every assembly meets the highest customer and industry standards. You’ll work cross-functionally with Production, Process, and Engineering teams to prevent defects, investigate issues, and drive continuous improvement throughout our PCB manufacturing operations.

• Monitor production quality performance and lead root cause analysis for nonconformances, escapes, and yield issues.

• Develop and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to eliminate recurring problems.

• Support first article inspections (FAI), in-process audits, and final inspection verification for SMT, Through-Hole, and mechanical assemblies.

• Collaborate with Process and Manufacturing Engineers to validate new processes, tooling, and equipment from a quality standpoint.

• Review MPIs, customer specifications, and inspection criteria to ensure compliance with IPC-A-610 and other applicable standards.

• Analyze defect and rework data to identify trends and drive process and quality improvements.

• Support DFM reviews, ECOs, and MRB activities to ensure proper documentation and traceability of quality decisions.

• Participate in internal and external audits (ISO, customer, regulatory) and maintain quality system compliance.

• Provide quality training and guidance to production operators and technicians.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical discipline (or equivalent experience).

• Experience in electronics or PCBA manufacturing environments (SMT, Through-Hole, Reflow, Wave Solder).

• Strong knowledge of IPC-A-610/620, AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality systems, and data-driven problem solving (8D, 5 Whys, Pareto, etc.).

• Proficiency with quality tools such as PFMEA, control plans, and statistical analysis (SPC).

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence across teams.

Pay Range

$90,000 — $120,000 USD

Rocket EMS will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the California Fair Chance Act. Candidates are not required to disclose criminal history or participate in a background check unless and until a conditional offer of employment has been made. Any final offer of employment may be conditioned on completion of a background check, consistent with applicable law.